Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 74.0% cheaper than Bangui.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.0% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 69.1% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 89.1% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 92.0% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.6% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,189
|
$4.06
EGP204.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,783
|
$4.71
EGP236.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,297
|
$0.33
EGP16.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,038
|
$0.12
EGP6.16
|
|
pay 69.1% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,816
|
$0.65
EGP32.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,946
|
$1.59
EGP79.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,803
|
$3.40
EGP170.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,283
|
$1.45
EGP72.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,589
|
$1.96
EGP98.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA471
|
$0.68
EGP34.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA471
|
$0.23
EGP11.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,883
|
$0.16
EGP7.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,412
|
$0.19
EGP9.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,177
|
$0.22
EGP10.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,647
|
$0.19
EGP9.54
|
|
pay 89.1% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,892
|
$1.01
EGP51.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.12
EGP408.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,284.10
EGP1,823,631.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.50
EGP125.49
|
|
pay 92.0% less for housing
Bangui
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$9.69
EGP487.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,260,469
|
$208.74
EGP10,491.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,525,590
|
$129.60
EGP6,513.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$13.65
EGP686.13
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$87.26
EGP4,385.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,948.40
EGP97,926.30
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,816
|
$1.42
EGP71.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,557
|
$1.54
EGP77.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,594
|
$1.83
EGP91.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$18.55
EGP932.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.04
EGP153.03
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$37.28
EGP1,873.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.39
EGP2,482.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.57
EGP4,903.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$53.60
EGP2,694.00
|
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